General Department of Remote Sensing Satellites
7 satellites in orbit, 7 operating.
The count is the catalogue’s as of Nov 9, 2026, 12:17 PM; whether a satellite is operating is as Orbinauts writes it where it has written when the satellite’s mission ended, and otherwise as Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue believes it, licensed CC BY 4.0: GCAT
General Department of Remote Sensing Satellites is how GCAT, Jonathan McDowell’s general catalogue (CC BY 4.0), names the organisation under the code YWZB, of China, People's Republic of. This page gathers the satellites it flies and those of every organisation under it, each row naming the organisation that flies it. It is part of Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad). See every satellite of Chinese Academy of Space Technology, Beijing (CASC 5th Acad).
The live map has no filter that picks out exactly these satellites.
| Satellite | Kind | Orbit class | Launched | Operating | Flown by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OBJECT A | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| GAOFEN 11-05 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| GAOFEN 13 02 | Earth-watching satellite | Geostationary | Yes | ||
| GAOFEN 11 04 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| GAOFEN 11 3 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| GAOFEN 14 | Earth-watching satellite | Low Earth orbit | Yes | ||
| GAOFEN 13 | Earth-watching satellite | Geostationary | Yes |